Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals players: who played for both
Who played for both the Tigers and Nationals?
109 players played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Nationals between 1969 and 2025, including Jim Northrup, Rusty Staub, Rondell White and Ron LeFlore. 57 of them played for the Tigers first and 45 for the Nationals first; 7 played for both in the same season.
Did you know?
- Dick Radatz is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Tigers first, then the Nationals from 1969.
- Tanner Rainey is the most recent: Nationals first, then the Tigers from 2025.
- Jim Northrup played the most games across the two: 1,279 for the Tigers and 21 for the Nationals.
- 24 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Rusty Staub.
- Most common positions on this list: P (60), OF (15), 3B (11), C (9).
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All 109 players, most games for the two first
| Player | Pos | Tigers | Nationals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Northrup | OF | 1964–1974 (1279 g) | 1974 (21 g) |
| Rusty Staub | OF | 1976–1979 (549 g) | 1969–1971, 1979 (518 g) |
| Rondell White | OF | 2004–2005 (218 g) | 1993–2000 (742 g) |
| Ron LeFlore | OF | 1974–1979 (787 g) | 1980 (139 g) |
| Alex Avila | C | 2009–2015, 2017 (760 g) | 2021 (34 g) |
| Ivan Rodriguez | C | 2004–2008 (611 g) | 2010–2011 (155 g) |
| Deivi Cruz | SS | 1997–2001 (703 g) | 2005 (20 g) |
| Gary Sutherland | 2B | 1974–1976 (320 g) | 1969–1971 (368 g) |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | 2017–2022 (590 g) | 2023 (98 g) |
| Dmitri Young | OF | 2002–2006 (487 g) | 2007–2008 (186 g) |
| Jason Thompson | 1B | 1976–1980 (615 g) | 1986 (30 g) |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 2021 (35 g) | 2010–2016 (578 g) |
| Ryan Raburn | OF | 2004, 2007–2012 (566 g) | 2017 (25 g) |
| Robert Fick | 1B | 1998–2002 (360 g) | 2006–2007 (178 g) |
| Jose Macias | 3B | 1999–2002 (248 g) | 2002–2003 (201 g) |
| Mel Rojas | P | 1999 (5 g) | 1990–1996, 1999 (388 g) |
| Ron Woods | OF | 1969 (17 g) | 1971–1974 (373 g) |
| Ugueth Urbina | P | 2004–2005 (79 g) | 1995–2001 (296 g) |
| Woodie Fryman | P | 1972–1974 (77 g) | 1975–1976, 1978–1983 (297 g) |
| Doug Flynn | 2B | 1985 (32 g) | 1982–1985 (334 g) |
| Max Scherzer | P | 2010–2014 (161 g) | 2015–2021 (194 g) |
| Scott Livingstone | 3B | 1991–1994 (274 g) | 1998 (76 g) |
| Kyle Finnegan | P | 2025 (16 g) | 2020–2025 (331 g) |
| Fernando Rodney | P | 2002–2003, 2005–2009 (308 g) | 2019 (38 g) |
| Nook Logan | OF | 2004–2005 (176 g) | 2006–2007 (145 g) |
| Dan Schatzeder | P | 1980–1981 (49 g) | 1977–1979, 1982–1986 (248 g) |
| Skeeter Barnes | 3B | 1991–1994 (278 g) | 1985 (19 g) |
| Bill Gullickson | P | 1991–1994 (118 g) | 1979–1985 (176 g) |
| Mike Marshall | P | 1967 (37 g) | 1970–1973 (247 g) |
| Joey Eischen | P | 1996 (24 g) | 1994, 2001–2006 (257 g) |
| Jordan Zimmermann | P | 2016–2020 (99 g) | 2009–2015 (181 g) |
| Fred Scherman | P | 1969–1973 (213 g) | 1975–1976 (65 g) |
| Curtis Pride | OF | 1996–1997 (174 g) | 1993, 1995, 2001 (94 g) |
| C. J. Nitkowski | P | 1995–1996, 1999–2001 (214 g) | 2005 (7 g) |
| Anibal Sanchez | P | 2012–2017 (151 g) | 2019–2020, 2022 (55 g) |
| Elias Sosa | P | 1982 (38 g) | 1979–1981 (161 g) |
| Tanner Rainey | P | 2025 (2 g) | 2019–2024 (190 g) |
| Joe Sparma | P | 1964–1969 (176 g) | 1970 (9 g) |
| Ken Williams | OF | 1989–1990 (151 g) | 1991 (34 g) |
| Doug Strange | 3B | 1989 (64 g) | 1997 (118 g) |
| Tom Walker | P | 1975 (36 g) | 1972–1974, 1977 (144 g) |
| Stan Papi | 3B | 1980–1981 (86 g) | 1977–1978 (80 g) |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 3B | 1983 (59 g) | 1986 (101 g) |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | 2019 (36 g) | 2020–2021 (123 g) |
| Terry Humphrey | C | 1975 (18 g) | 1971–1974 (141 g) |
| Ryan Perry | P | 2009–2011 (149 g) | 2012 (7 g) |
| Felipe Lira | P | 1995–1997, 1999 (91 g) | 2000–2001 (58 g) |
| Tracy Jones | OF | 1989–1990 (96 g) | 1988 (53 g) |
| Damian Jackson | 2B | 2002 (81 g) | 2006 (67 g) |
| Andrew Chafin | P | 2022, 2024 (105 g) | 2025 (26 g) |
| Dave Engle | C | 1986 (35 g) | 1987–1988 (93 g) |
| David Palmer | P | 1989 (5 g) | 1978–1980, 1982, 1984–1985 (123 g) |
| Ian Krol | P | 2014–2015, 2021 (96 g) | 2013 (32 g) |
| Doug Fister | P | 2011–2013 (70 g) | 2014–2015 (55 g) |
| Chris Truby | 3B | 2002 (89 g) | 2002 (35 g) |
| Jordy Mercer | SS | 2019–2020 (77 g) | 2021 (46 g) |
| Tom Gorzelanny | P | 2015 (48 g) | 2011–2012 (75 g) |
| Bob James | P | 1982–1983 (16 g) | 1978–1979, 1982–1984 (102 g) |
| Kevin Collins | 3B | 1970–1971 (60 g) | 1969 (52 g) |
| Mark Leiter | P | 1991–1993 (100 g) | 1996 (12 g) |
| Wil Ledezma | P | 2003–2007 (106 g) | 2009 (5 g) |
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | 1991 (6 g) | 1979–1980 (104 g) |
| Derek Hill | OF | 2020–2022 (95 g) | 2023 (13 g) |
| Erasmo Ramirez | P | 2021 (17 g) | 2022–2023 (83 g) |
| Rick Schu | 3B | 1989 (98 g) | 1996 (1 g) |
| Nate Colbert | 1B | 1975 (45 g) | 1975–1976 (52 g) |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2009, 2019 (43 g) | 2012, 2017 (53 g) |
| Jerry Manuel | 2B | 1975–1976 (60 g) | 1980–1981 (34 g) |
| George Lombard | OF | 2002 (72 g) | 2006 (20 g) |
| Matt Stairs | OF | 2006 (14 g) | 1992–1993, 2011 (75 g) |
| Jacob Barnes | P | 2022 (22 g) | 2024 (63 g) |
| Justin Miller | P | 2014 (8 g) | 2018–2019, 2021 (73 g) |
| Mike Gardiner | P | 1993–1995 (57 g) | 1993 (24 g) |
| Duffy Dyer | C | 1980–1981 (50 g) | 1979 (28 g) |
| Matt den Dekker | OF | 2017 (4 g) | 2015–2016 (74 g) |
| Derek Law | P | 2022 (2 g) | 2024 (75 g) |
| Hernan Perez | 3B | 2012–2015 (66 g) | 2021 (10 g) |
| Julio Santana | P | 2002 (38 g) | 2000 (36 g) |
| Sal Butera | C | 1983 (4 g) | 1984–1985 (70 g) |
| Collin Balester | P | 2012 (11 g) | 2008–2011 (62 g) |
| Jose Paniagua | P | 2002 (41 g) | 1996–1997 (22 g) |
| Johnny Paredes | 2B | 1990–1991 (22 g) | 1988, 1990 (38 g) |
| Bill Krueger | P | 1993–1994 (48 g) | 1992 (9 g) |
| Derrick White | 1B | 1995 (39 g) | 1993 (17 g) |
| Joe Siddall | C | 1998 (29 g) | 1993, 1995 (26 g) |
| Jerry Robertson | P | 1970 (11 g) | 1969 (38 g) |
| Roy Face | P | 1968 (2 g) | 1969 (44 g) |
| Scott Aldred | P | 1990–1992, 1996 (42 g) | 1993 (3 g) |
| Bill Campbell | P | 1986 (34 g) | 1987 (7 g) |
| Josh Wilson | SS | 2015 (21 g) | 2007 (15 g) |
| Fred Holdsworth | P | 1972–1974 (15 g) | 1977–1978 (20 g) |
| Dick Radatz | P | 1969 (11 g) | 1969 (22 g) |
| Ed Glynn | P | 1975–1978 (26 g) | 1985 (3 g) |
| Logan Kensing | P | 2016 (3 g) | 2009 (26 g) |
| Vic Darensbourg | P | 2005 (22 g) | 2003 (7 g) |
| Bob Scanlan | P | 1996 (8 g) | 2001 (18 g) |
| Jacob Turner | P | 2011–2012, 2018 (7 g) | 2017 (18 g) |
| Jim Poole | P | 2000 (18 g) | 2000 (5 g) |
| Kyle Lobstein | P | 2014–2015 (20 g) | 2021 (3 g) |
| Bob Reynolds | P | 1975 (21 g) | 1969 (1 g) |
| Francis Beltran | P | 2008 (11 g) | 2004 (11 g) |
| Gene Harris | P | 1994 (11 g) | 1989 (11 g) |
| Trevor Rosenthal | P | 2019 (10 g) | 2019 (12 g) |
| Reed Garrett | P | 2019 (13 g) | 2022 (7 g) |
| Orlando Mercado | C | 1987 (10 g) | 1990 (8 g) |
| Urbano Lugo | P | 1990 (13 g) | 1989 (3 g) |
| Carlos Torres | P | 2019 (4 g) | 2018 (10 g) |
| Mickey Mahler | P | 1985 (3 g) | 1985 (9 g) |
| Leo Marentette | P | 1965 (2 g) | 1969 (3 g) |
From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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Questions
How many players have played for both the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Nationals?
109 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1969 to 2025, including Jim Northrup, Rusty Staub, Rondell White and Ron LeFlore. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.
Who was the first player on this list to play for both?
Dick Radatz: Detroit Tigers first, then the Washington Nationals from 1969.
Who has played for both recently?
Kyle Finnegan, Tanner Rainey, Andrew Chafin, Jacob Barnes and Derek Law, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.
Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?
Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Nationals seasons include the Montreal Expos (1969–2004).
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